British Broadcasting Corporation Gallery

Oedipus Rex

Russian born composer, conductor, pianist and writer Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) conducts a BBC performance of his opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex, with text by French poet, playwright and film director Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), seated far left. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

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